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From ChatGPT when asking about the team Athlete Why They’re Significant Kristen Santos-Griswold Probably the most consistent American woman in short track right now. She had a breakout season, made podiums across multiple distances, and won her first Crystal Globe (overall points champion in a distance) in the 500 m. (NBC Olympics) She also broke national records at the U.S. Champs. (NBC Olympics) Corinne Stoddard Has been medaling at World Cups and World Championships, especially in relay and mixed relay races. She’s also one of the younger skaters with experience. (Wikipedia) Sean Shuai Very young (born 2006). He won gold in the 500 m at the Youth Olympics, and has strong junior-world performances. Could be one to watch for speed/500 m events. (Wikipedia) Marcus Howard Shows promise in men’s relay/mixed relay events; medaled at junior level, and has some strong relay results as part of the national team. (Wikipedia) Andrew Heo An Olympic returner (2022) with experience, plus recent international relay medals. His experience will matter. (Wikipedia) Brandon Kim, Seung-Min Kwon, Justin Liu, etc. These are on the men’s side athletes who made the National Team for 2025-26. Might not be favorites immediately for gold, but in short track, surprise runs happen — crashes, tactics, heat luck matter a lot. (usspeedskating.org) If I had to guess, here are where the U.S. might be able to pull off some surprises: I expect Kristen Santos-Griswold to be the top medal hope among the women. On the men’s side, someone like Sean Shuai could pull a strong sprint result (500 m) if he continues improving. Mixed relays could be a place USA pushes harder, since depth seems stronger there this cycle. National records will continue to fall — some will come in domestic events, some on the World Tour, possibly in Milan where conditions will matter. From last year's results on the World Tour -No Men's medals at all. -Santos-Griswold and Stoddard bagged 18 medals last year across all three distances. -The Women's team snagged one bronze in the relay. -The Mixed team earned bronze twice in the relay. Also... Santos-Griswold earned 5 medals at the 2024 WCh: One of each color for the various individual races, Silver for Women's relay, and Bronze in the Mixed relay. Stoddard won the two relay medals, as well as a bronze in the 1500m at the WCh.

So sad to hear! Skimo was a new sport to me, but I do recognize that name as someone who was constantly towards the top of the races. Sad for her, for the team, for Spain, for all...will pray for her.

I do love the graphics for the teams

Team USA 2026 Men - TBD Women - TBD History In 2022, the USA did not medal. Historically, South Korea has won the most medals, followed by China and Canada. The USA has the fourth most. Given that the overall winner of the 2024-2025 World Tour for the women was Kristen Santos-Griswold, I like our odds for at least one medal this time.

Updated Post 2 with last year's results, to remind us of things like how dominant the Canadian men are! Short Track World Tour starts in just a few days!

Daniela Moroz with a silver today in the Women's race. She managed to recover from a splashdown in the first medal race and come out on top after Kampman splashed down right near the finish. But the second race was all Kampman.

Wang Chuqin completes a triple crown at the China Smash, winning MS, MD, and XD. An impressive feat! Also, congrats to Felix Lebrun for reaching the finals of MS, taking out #2 Lin Shidong . Unfortunately, Wang Chuqin was just too much, taking out Felix 4-0 in the finals. On the women's side, Wang Manyu took down Sun Yingsha (aka Shasha) to take the crown for WS. It's so interesting hearing an all-China crowd cheer so heavily for one person but not the other. (They looooove their Shasha.) I wonder what it would be like for Wang not hearing as many cheers, though you're representing the same country. And though the Chinese fans might have wanted a different WS champion, Team takes all 5 finals in this (and in fact, only in MS and WD was there a non-Chinese opponent).

Pre-OQE site: https://worldcurling.org/events/pre-oqe2025/ Dates: 07-11 October 2025 Participating Teams Men: Women: Format: Each team plays all others in a Round Robin. Top team automatically qualifies to the OQE. Second and Third place play each other. The winner moves on to OQE. The loser plays Fourth place, and that winner also goes on to OQE. OQE starts December 5. Teams qualified for the OQE Men: + 3 from Pre-OQE Women: + 3 from Pre-OQE Format: Each team plays all others in a Round Robin. First and Second place play each other. The winner moves on to the Olympics. The loser plays Third place, and that winner goes on to the Olympics. XD at the OQE Group A Group B Format: 1) Round Robin within your Group. 2) Qualification Round: A1 vs. B1, A2 vs. B2 3) Winner of A1 vs. B1 goes straight to the Olympics. 4) Loser of A1 vs. B1 plays winner of A2 vs. B2. Winner goes to the Olympics Teams already qualified for the Olympics Men: + 2 from OQE Women: + 2 from OQE XD: + 2 from OQE

Here's a visual I found (scroll down): https://www.kiteclasses.org/component/content/article/22698-kampman-pianosi-on-match-point-for-their-first-world-titles?catid=60&Itemid=322

I think it's a four-person final, and I think it's possible to still finish fourth...but everyone else will have to win twice, and he only has to win once. The odds are in his favor.

Hampton Morris tried to break his WR in the C&J, but he failed...but still ended with a bronze in C&J and overall. Go ! (He was bronze in Paris, too.)

I'm mostly just in love with the aesthetic of this WCH...the font, the logo, the stage, the graphics, the colors, and the pics I saw of the opening ceremony looked beautiful.

have a great woman who does kayak and canoe, Evy Leibfarth...she won bronze in Paris in the C-1 slalom. Here, she just missed out on the podium in C-1 (4th place, by 0.11 seconds). She also made the K-1 finals, but finished in 9th. We'll see how the KX goes tomorrow. Hope to see more of her in the future!

Results by Stop Results by Discipline

Results by Stop Results by Discipline

Results by Stop Results by Discipline

Results by Stop Results by Discipline

Results by Stop Results by Discipline

Results by Stop Results by Event

They say they'll live stream the finals later in the week, but their YouTube channel has highlights from Day 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnY-0cXvHSU. It includes a leaderboard at the end.

Looking at Team USA's selection criteria, based on her results in the 2024-2025 season, she would be eligible; however, what's more important is how she does in the 2025-2026 season leading up. So, we'll be watching these early DH and SG races! December 12-14 in St. Moritz will be her first chance, I think. (Edit: She's one of 9 women on our 'A' team, and I think we'll have 11 women qualify for the Olympics, so I'd say odds are in her favor. Check out her bio from the US Ski page: "She is the only American woman to capture downhill gold at the Olympics, has 82 World Cup victories, 138 World Cup podiums, seven World Championship medals, and 20 World Cup titles (including four Overall World Cup Crystal Globes)." Her first WC podium was in 2004, meaning that when she won silver in 2025, it had been more than two decades since her first!)

Results from the GP Results by Event Results by Discipline Medal Table Always excited for figure skating. Can Ilia Malinin land his million quads in a routine? We'll see!

Gonna reserve this post for results once the tour starts (Assuming I remember to update) 2024-2025 Overall Results Results by Stop Results by Discipline 2025-2026 Medal Table 2025-2026 Overall Rankings TBD

2024-2025 World Cup Overall Results 2025-2026 Season Results by Stop Results by Discipline Looking forward to a good season leading to the Olympics! Curious to see if Lindsay Vonn for will be able to make it onto the team. Might reserve this post for results throughout the season, depending on how much of an eager beaver I am.

But Jakob still had a chance, making finals, and Adam made it to semis. Two great athletes! And also nice to see the next generation coming up.